Advanced web design features (part 4)
In our last two postings we described the options available for the header (top) area and the normal navigation (left) area. The various options for those areas (present or not, colors, sizes) are also available if you desire for the right area and for the footer.This provides absolute control over these areas, and as a result also for the remaining area where the primary website content will be. You can place the navigation in any of these areas or in more than one place if you wish.
How do you create the home page or any other page? Here is a simple version of the steps you must take.
From the main administration menu:
click on "Advanced Web Design" to access the sub-menu for custom websites (you've been here before in the earlier postings)
click on "Create a new HTML page". We won't describe the code that must be written, but when you are ready to save the file, enter the "save as filename" and click submit.
The home page is generally saved as "home.htm". Use this name in the "Homepage filename" on the "Advanced Web Design" page.
One important note. All HTML pages that you create, as well as any files that you upload, will be saved in the "custom" directory for your website. Use the name "custom/home.htm" as the "homepage filename". You should use a similar format whenever you reference these files.
In our next posting, we will discuss the general instructions for building one of these HTML pages.
posted by Shig Nishio @ 7/26/2007 08:34:00 AM
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